Events
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Oct 28
October 28, 2014
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUN Special Rapporteur Kishore Singh on Privatization in Education
Kishore Singh presents key findings and recommendations from his recent report to the UN General Assembly, which examines how privatization adversely impacts the right to education.
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Oct 20
October 20, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkHow the International Community Can Address the Drugs–Development Link
Experienced practitioners discuss how smart policies can address the link between drugs and development.
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Oct 15
October 15, 2014
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPresumption of Guilt: The Global Overuse of Pretrial Detention
The author of a recently released Open Society Justice Initiative report on the arbitrary and excessive use of pretrial detention presents the report’s key findings and recommendations.
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Sep 30
September 30, 2014
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkErosion of Media Freedom in the Balkans: Shadows of the Nineties
Milka Tadic Mijovic sheds some light on the current situation of media and journalists in her home country of Montenegro and in the region more broadly.
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Sep 29
September 29, 2014
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Unintended Consequences of Right to Information
Open Society Fellow Prashant Sharma discusses unintended consequences of India’s Right to Information Act.
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Sep 22
September 22, 2014
2:00–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkArt and Conflict in the Arab Region
This conversation looks at the situation of art and artists across the Arab region, with a focus on the role of artists in the political turmoil of recent years.
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Sep 10
September 10, 2014
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTriumphs of Dalit People Against Discrimination: An Insider View
Martin Macwan of Navsarjan Trust speaks about educational, socioeconomic, and legal interventions that have enabled Dalit people (previously known as “untouchables”) to triumph against severe discrimination in India.
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Sep 8
September 8, 2014
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFreedom Summer: 50 Years and Beyond
Panelists discuss Freedom Summer, a Stanley Nelson documentary about the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, which occurred 50 years ago this year and proved to be instrumental in the U.S. movement for civil rights.
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Aug 22
August 22, 2014
8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUpdates from Ukraine: Implications of a “Post-Maidan” Environment for Open Society
Inna Pidluska of Ukraine’s International Renaissance Foundation discusses Ukraine’s evolving political culture, early elections, and potential opportunities for civil society and parliamentarians to pursue a reform agenda.
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Jul 17
July 17, 2014
8:20 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkValue and Impact of Strategic Litigation: Fool’s Paradise or Indispensable Weapon?
A panel of grant makers and practitioners explores the promise and perils of strategic litigation, often a hallmark of Open Society Foundations’ funding and operations.
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Jul 16
July 16, 2014
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPrivacy, Censorship, and the “Right to Be Forgotten” in the Digital Age
Laura Reed of Freedom House and Darian Pavli of the Open Society Justice Initiative discuss a recent controversial decision by the European Court of Justice about search engine results.
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Jul 8
July 8, 2014
7:00–11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkVetting of UN Peacekeepers: Reportage From the Ground
This discussion focuses on the selection and vetting of United Nations peacekeepers, and how to ensure perpetrators of grave human rights violations are excluded from selection.
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